Researchers have developed a 3D printing method for soft actuators, paving the way for artificial muscles in robotics, prosthetics, and VR tech.

This valuable study characterises the activity of motor units from two of the three anatomical subdivisions ("heads") of the triceps muscle while mice walked on a treadmill at various speeds. Although ...

Empa researchers are working on producing artificial muscles that can keep up with the real thing. They have now developed a ...

IF YOUR MAIN FITNESS goal is to add mass and chisel out your figure, then the thought of building "lean muscle" likely sounds rather appealing. After all, why would you dedicate hours in the gym ...

The target muscles were the medial heads of the gastrocnemius, soleus ... at the five measurement sites was evaluated using an ICC one-way random effects model (model 1) with single measurement and ...

They were the world's first supermodels, after all. But if you’re wondering how to become a model nowadays, a lot has changed since the ’90s—not least the introduction of the internet and ...

The study (pre print) conducted by Larsen et al investigated the effects of different training techniques on muscle hypertrophy, specifically focusing on the medial gastrocnemius muscle – a part ...

To simulate the simultaneous loss of muscle mass and bone density, the researchers injected a group of mice with botulinum toxin into the quadriceps and the gastrocnemius, the major muscles of the ...

Introduction: Metabolic flexibility is the ability of a system to switch between metabolic substrates. Human and murine skeletal muscle tissues and cells with decreased activity of the regulatory ...

The hip flexor muscles are a group of muscles situated near the top of your thighs that allow you to lift your knee toward your chest and bend forward at the hip. This includes the iliacus, pectineus, ...

The average BF thickness was measured at the first rib, lumbar, and the last rib of the left side. The loin muscle area was measured by tracing the outline of the LT area at the 10th rib and then ...